Toby will be a Grasshopper Square Drop 5x11 standee. I recently purchased a Dilly boat trailer (4” C channel) that I’m presently restoring (sanding & priming with Rustoleum rust primer). The frame will get squared off rectangular at the front with some welding modifications. Since I’m a carpenter and not a welder, this will be stick frame (2x2 & 2x3) construction with 1/4 inch or 1/8” exterior plywood/luan and 1/4 “ interior with block foam. Have’t decided yet whether it will have an aluminum skin or fiberglass and paint it.
I’ve been mulling over a rear kitchen galley and I realize we never cooked in our pop up camper, nor did we use the outside stove that hung on the wall. We prefer cooking with a 2 burner propane stove at a picnic table as well as washing dishes. We also use a 12x12 dining tent when there’s room at the campsite or cold wet weather is forecast. So, I realized we don’t need a rear outside kitchen galley and therefore could benefit with a more optimal rear entry design like a slide in truck bed camper. They’re designed with an inside galley on one side and a dinette on the other. Our real need for an inside galley would be for brushing our teeth, washing our hands and have a coffee pot. I’ve considered fold down seats and table for the dinette or make permanent benches with cushions 16x16 and storage and a table to drop down to bridge the other seats, add another cushion and have a mini couch. We’re working a Thetford cassette toilet in the build along with A/C. Come to Texas and you’ll know what I mean. The queen side bed will have storage drawers underneath and outside basement access.